On June 1, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to list the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
The proposal distinguishes between...more
The recent, dramatic decline in the price of oil illustrates the risk that every oil and gas producer has to declining energy commodity prices. This paper discusses various methods for “hedging” or reducing price risk. In...more
4/22/2015
/ Commodities ,
Commodity Futures Contracts ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Option Contracts ,
Over-the-Counter Sales ,
Risk Management ,
Swap Agreements
Securities lending is a type of transaction in which an entity ("Lender") with a large portfolio of securities (e.g., a pension fund or endowment) lends its securities to a borrower ("Borrower") in exchange for collateral...more
Bankruptcy cases are the proving ground for interpreting the boundaries for ISDA safe harbor provisions under the United States Bankruptcy Code. Michigan State Housing Development Authority v. Lehman Brothers Derivative...more
Introduction -
•35,000 wells hydraulically fractured in the U.S.Annually
•Over one million wells have been hydraulically fractured since its introduction in the 1940s
•90% of all wells drilled in the U.S....more